Arcanum Fund Controversy Outlines New Rates
H. W. Johannett travels Wisconsin as Roy al Arcanum defends a $2,000,000 emergency fund and a $680,000,000 insurance in force while revising rates. He rebuts press reports, defends solvency, and argues new rates reflect true mortality costs to protect members and preserve the order.
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Thalivarice
H. W. Johannett
Royal Arcanum
Monroe Times
Madison
Wisconsin
Supreme Council
Land Council
G. W. Hazelton
Milwaukee
Johannett
Teading Fraternal Insurance Association
Tts
Independent Order Foresters
Woodmen
Catholic Order of Foresters
Royal Arcanum approves wartime like rate increase
Boston June 29 The executive committee of the supreme council of the Royal Arcanum issued a statement after a three day meeting explaining the council had not met to reconsider the new schedule of assessment rates. It said the increase was a vital necessity to cover rising death claims and ensure the order’s perpetuity and ability to meet all obligations.
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Care Arcanum
Line Insurance
Supreme Council
Boston
Supreme Council of the
Royal Arcanum
Roman Catholics Longest American Church as Of 1905 Directory
The Roman Catholic population under U S protection totals 22,127,864, with 7,058,699 in the Philippines and 1,678,862 in Cuba, while in the United States the church numbers 12,462,708. Methodists are second with 6,256,738, followed by Baptists at 5,160,895 and Lutherans at 1,789,766.
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United States
H. K. Carroll
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Sandwich Islands
Roman Catholica
Methodists
Baptists
Presbyterians
Fipiscopalians
Congregationalists
Unitarians
Christian Scientists
Rural School Conference Opens At Illinois University
Urbnana Illinois June 29 Today's rural school conference session at the University of Illinois featured Miss Ida M Pearson discussing Domestic Science in Rural Schools and Superintendent Kern of Winnebago county delivered a lecture on Rural School Consolidation. Professor J W White spoke on Rural School Architecture and later F E F Kendall of LaSalle high school addressed Manual Training in Rural Schools with other notable speakers including Superintendent R P Clark of Ashtabula Ohio President Lord of the Eastern normal school and Dean Davenport of the College of Agriculture.
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UrRnana
Ill
University of Illinois
Ida M. Pearson
University of
R. P. Clark
Ashtabula
Ohio
Lord
The
Eastern Normal School
Whitten
University of Missouri
Davenport
College of Agriculture
Notice to G A R Members Meeting July Fourth
Notice to G A R members of John A. Davis post No 8. meet at G A R hall Tuesday morning July Fourth at 8 oclock sharp in full uniform. At 9 a m the post will march to Germania hall under command of Philp Arno. Let every comrade turn out. F C Heap Commander. Miss Maude Gleason and brother J B Gleason of Chicago have returned after a two week visit at French Lick Springs End.
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John A. Davis
G. A. R. Hall
Germania Hall
Philp Arno
From a Leading Druggist Opposing Patent Remedies
A Champaign druggist endorses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the best selling patent remedy, noting its satisfactory results and high sales. The notice lists local sale by H. J. Moogh and Wm F. Jungkunz, and mentions season tickets for Taylor's park events with a 25 cent adult admission.
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Dr. Caldwell
Tucker
Champaign
H. J. Moogh
Wm F. Jungkunz
Taylor's Park
Freeport Saengerbund
Women at the Illinois Fair Organize Domestic Science Course
The state board of agriculture formed a domestic science program at the Illinois Fair with Mrs. W. S. Frisbie as president and Mrs. Charles V. Hickox as treasurer. Plans include early start at the woman’s building, lecturers from eastern experts, and daily sessions on laundry and care, with a raised weekly rate of 3.50 dollars.
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State Board of Agriculture
Leland Hotel
Springfield
W. S. Frisbie
Rockford
Charles V. Hickox
Berry
Carthage
Fair Grounds
School of Instruction
Farmers’ Institute
Board of Managers
Woman's Club
Triple eyed chicken draws La Crosse notice
La Crosse hosts what may be the only triple eyed chicken in the United States. Prank G Roth, owner of the fowl, has received offers but will not set the creature. The bird, hatched two weeks ago, is growing well and will be shown at the fair as a leading exhibit.
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la Crosse
United States
G. Roth
Roth
Poultry Keeper Publishing Company
Quincy, Ill
Poultry Journal
Local Excursion Tickets Offered By C M St P Rail
The C M St P Railway announces sale of excursion tickets for July 2, with return by July 6 at one fare and one third for round trips to all stations. Additional routes to Chicago Council Bluffs Kansas City Minneapolis Omaha St Paul and others at one fare plus 50 cents, valid on the same dates. J B Swarr agent 630dth.
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St. P
Chicago
Council Bluffs
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Omaha
St. Paul
J. B. Swarr
Woman With a Will Defeats Check Fraud in Vaudeville Case
Jessie Bartlett Davis, a rugged California ranch woman and former vaudeville performer, confronts a manager over a bad check. She uses a cane to breach a glass office window until a messenger pays with cash. She leaves with funds and adds the tale to her stage souvenirs.
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Jessie Bartlett Davis
California
Davis
The Flag of England and National Manners
An American visitor laments England’s nose trombone blasts in trains and churches and notes national manners. The writer compares English nose blows, German table knife use, and a bathing custom at the Black Sea. The flag of England is described as the handkerchief with a playful jab at latitude.
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England
Black Sea
London Chronicle
Polynesian Marriage Customs Challenge Groom Role
The piece notes Polynesia differs from other lands by omitting the groom in wedding planning. The groom delegates wooing to parents and friends, with the family negotiating with the bride’s family. After palaver, arrangements proceed, followed by feast and speeches, then the groom joins with his hungry anticipation for the bride.
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Polynesia
The Postage Stamp Manufacturing Process Explained
Edward Wittston Frentz outlines the stamp making from engraving a steel die to final perforation. The process uses incised plates, roller transfers, and multiple steel plates to ensure exactness and deter counterfeiting. Printing, gumming, drying, perforating, pressing, and strict quality checks follow for every sheet.
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Tata PR Netra
Edward Wittston Frentz
Eye of the elephant captures a traveler’s vivid impressions
A traveler notes two striking features of wild elephants in their habitat the massive size and the remarkably small pale blue eye that gazes with a cold unsettling expression. The passage contrasts the animal’s bulk with its eye and hints at a final old superstition about a goat and a Sherbet stone.
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